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we represented the states of michigan and missouri in that procurement. as a result of that procurement, and the manufacturer who has decided to locate in the state of illinois because the governor went aggressively after that manufacturer. they located there facility in rochelle, ill.. we were not competing with other states for those jobs. that is clearly a success story. the facility also is making transit cars for metro, which is the chicago fixed rail system for commuters. so, that is a big success story. i think i talked briefly about normal, ill. that is the station with the second highest ridership, second only to chicago, and that is because they have built this wonderful station. that is a station that connects the writers and getting off the train with transit -- connects the riders getting off of the train with transit. also, much of them serve our university towns. a small town in western illinois is home to western illinois univ.. they have seen the register vehicles on campus go from 80% of the student body to 60% of the student body. and t
we represented the states of michigan and missouri in that procurement. as a result of that procurement, and the manufacturer who has decided to locate in the state of illinois because the governor went aggressively after that manufacturer. they located there facility in rochelle, ill.. we were not competing with other states for those jobs. that is clearly a success story. the facility also is making transit cars for metro, which is the chicago fixed rail system for commuters. so, that is a...
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camp of michigan. both gentlemen recognized the urgency of finding practical solutions for protecting seniors and taxpayers against easily preventable waste, fraud and improper payments and the ever increasing threat of identity theft. whenever someone in washington proposes a new idea for shrinking costs and saving precious taxpayer dollars, we usually receive a barrage of questions from people concerned that they have to do with less and possibly see services they depend upon kurt tailed in some -- curtailed in some way. this would kick-start a process that would allow congress to cut an estimated $60 billion a in improper and fraudulent medicare payments. while making sure seniors enrolled in the medicare program receive the care and treatment they have earned. we are attempting to cut costs without restricting access to care. specifically, this legislation authorizes a study by the government accounting office, examining the benefits of a proposed pilot program to modernize the medicare card that a
camp of michigan. both gentlemen recognized the urgency of finding practical solutions for protecting seniors and taxpayers against easily preventable waste, fraud and improper payments and the ever increasing threat of identity theft. whenever someone in washington proposes a new idea for shrinking costs and saving precious taxpayer dollars, we usually receive a barrage of questions from people concerned that they have to do with less and possibly see services they depend upon kurt tailed in...
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and jesse in michigan, democratic caller. caller: good morning. i would like to make a couple of comments, please. i have been voting democrat ever since i was old enough to vote. but i believe the democrat party has really left the african- americans out. how is obama decreasing the cost when me and my wife will get $16 this year? host: we have run out of time with the congresswoman. i will have a response to that. guest: that is a very important comment. joerres kelly wright, social security, medicare have kept -- social security, medicare have kept many people out of poverty and they are important to seniors across this country. and the average that seniors get is $14,000 per year. it is not a lot to live on. we have to understand that for so many singers, millions of them in this country, they rely on social security to pay the bills every day and to keep themselves out of poverty and to stay independent and self- reliant. it is something that we have to do and be very careful to protect going forward. i thank you for your comments. host: than
and jesse in michigan, democratic caller. caller: good morning. i would like to make a couple of comments, please. i have been voting democrat ever since i was old enough to vote. but i believe the democrat party has really left the african- americans out. how is obama decreasing the cost when me and my wife will get $16 this year? host: we have run out of time with the congresswoman. i will have a response to that. guest: that is a very important comment. joerres kelly wright, social security,...
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at this time it's my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton. mr. upton: i rise with so many to honor a really good friend, jay pearson. years ago, i came to capitol hill as a congressionalade. i had the pleasure of work -- congressional aide. my job was what's going on. make sure my boss, the president of the united states, in essence, knew what was going on. that meant i had to have a direct line right here. this was before c-span. you couldn't turn on the tv and watch what's going on. and by the way, mr. petri, there's 30 million people watching tonight as we honor jay pearson. but he had to know what was going on and jay was my contact. he was my link. he would let me know what was going on and i have to say that when i probably surprised a few people and became a member and actually had a voting card here, he still had my back. he really did. there's probably not a week, probably not a week that we've been in session but even when we've been out of session that i haven't called his office to find out what's going on and with -- and be able to s
at this time it's my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton. mr. upton: i rise with so many to honor a really good friend, jay pearson. years ago, i came to capitol hill as a congressionalade. i had the pleasure of work -- congressional aide. my job was what's going on. make sure my boss, the president of the united states, in essence, knew what was going on. that meant i had to have a direct line right here. this was before c-span. you couldn't turn on the tv and watch...
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host: maryann from michigan. caller: my heart really bleeds for the former who owns a multimillion-dollar estate and is wary about his one cowboy that he employs. i think that is what is wrong with this system. it is greed. host: "the new york times" is reporting this morning possibly republicans considering extending tax cuts for middle class americans. "the new york times" is reporting this -- host: any fallback plan from republicans does not include a plan for the estate tax. guest: there is no easy solution to what is happening right now. the senate passed their tax bill over the summer. it was going to include an estate tax extension, as well. $3.5 million exemption. it was not put into the bill. the bill will do with a lot of things that are expiring but the estate tax will be left where was. that will be hanging out there. congress cannot let it hang out there for long. it shouldn't be at the level it was in 2001. it shows you how many things are hanging out there. even if fallback plan -- host: back to th
host: maryann from michigan. caller: my heart really bleeds for the former who owns a multimillion-dollar estate and is wary about his one cowboy that he employs. i think that is what is wrong with this system. it is greed. host: "the new york times" is reporting this morning possibly republicans considering extending tax cuts for middle class americans. "the new york times" is reporting this -- host: any fallback plan from republicans does not include a plan for the estate...
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stretching north along lake michigan, the -- from chicago to waukegan, from libertyville, pal tyne east to lake forest and lake bluff, highland park west through buffalo grove and long grove, i've been fortunate to represent a diverse condition gregsal district that asks its lawmakers in washington to tackle a wide ranging agenda. with so many good people at home in the 10th district and here in the united states congress, we have been able to achieve a number of things i will forever be proud of. in the house of representatives, we've kept a sustained focus on job creation and on creating a climate that better helps the private sector grow. i believe that this represents the best path to ensuring sustained economic opportunity and upward mobility for millions of americans. the house has passed over 30 bills that focus on job creation. i'm pleased that the house unanimously passed the jobs focused initiative that i introduced, the global investment in american jobsing at this bill earns strong bipartisan support and i look forward to it hopefully getting signed into law before year end.
stretching north along lake michigan, the -- from chicago to waukegan, from libertyville, pal tyne east to lake forest and lake bluff, highland park west through buffalo grove and long grove, i've been fortunate to represent a diverse condition gregsal district that asks its lawmakers in washington to tackle a wide ranging agenda. with so many good people at home in the 10th district and here in the united states congress, we have been able to achieve a number of things i will forever be proud...